this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the bbc understands traces of the nerve agent used to poison sergei and yulia scripal were found at the restaurant table where they ate. up to 500 patrons of the sites being investigated in salisbury have been told to wash their clothes and possessions. some say the advice should have come earlier. we have not taken the precaution you. —— yet. we are outraged to be honest, about the fact we only found out now. the chancellor says there's cause for economic optimism ahead of his spring statement on tuesday. china's congress approves the removal of term limits for its leader, paving the way for president xi to remain in powerfor life. also in the next hour: a box office blockbuster for black panther. the film featuring mostly black actors that's fast becoming a box office hit. marvel‘s hit film takes in more than $1 billion us at cinemas worldwide. at the winter paralympics,

millie knight and brett wild win their second silver medal in the women's downhill super g for the visually impaired. there's a public health warning for hundreds of people in salisbury tonight, who went to the same premises visited by the russian spy sergei skripal the day he came into contact with a deadly nerve agent. they're being advised to wash their clothes and possessions after traces of the poison were found in an italian restaurant and a pub. england's chief medical officer has stressed the risk is extremely low, and no—one should be alarmed. but questions have been raised, as to why it's taken seven days to issue the advice. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. more surreal and extraordinary scenes in salisbury this afternoon.

wearing gas masks and protective clothing, military personnel loading potentially contaminated cars onto trucks. the vehicles, some but not all of them with police markings, were being recovered from a pay—and—display car park behind a church not far from the city centre. it was the attack on yulia and sergei skripal, with a with a rare and lethal nerve agent last sunday, which led to this huge operation, called operation morlop. today, police confirmed that traces of the nerve agent were found in the mill pub as well as the zizzi restaurant where the bbc understand that the table used by this couple was so contaminated it had to be destroyed. today the chief medical officer gave this advice to people who were in the pub and restaurant on sunday afternoon and monday. wash clothing you haven't already, ideally, in the washing machine, any items which cannot be washed, and would normally be dry cleaned, should be double—bagged

in plastic until further information is available. wipe personal items such as phones and handbags and other electronic items, with baby wipes, and dispose of them in plastic bags in the bin. wash hard items such as jewellery and spectacles which cannot go in the washing machine with warm water and detergent. steve cooper was in the pub on sunday at exactly the same time as the skripals and told me that he's getting worried. certainly because they haven't revealed what the nerve agent was, and actually, what the effect, long—term effect on everyone's health could be, so i would like to know more about that, i would like to know what precautions i personally can take. rather than just washing my clothes. having potentially already been exposed, what long—term affects for me and my wife, and then using baby wipes to wash my phone and my watch... i don't really think it's going to get rid of a nerve agent!

so, did the police and other emergency services respond fast enough to last sunday's events? are you satisfied that you escalated this incident quickly enough at the beginning of last week? the machinery, the support, the national advice, the capability and expertise of both national and local partners was mobilised by monday. for this ancient mediaeval city, it has been a bizarre and at times frightening seven days. the bishop of salisbury said this afternoon that what he called "the shocking attack" had violated their community. but if suspicion is proved right, what happened here, the use of a chemical weapon, a nerve agent, to attack two people, is likely to have huge implications for britain's relationship with russia. daniel sandford reporting. he gave us daniel sandford reporting. he gave us this update. one week on, police clearly have made some progress.

they have identified the nerve agent used in the attack but have not made it public. they used to public venues where they found traces of the nerve agent, and that helps them follow the trail back to where they may have been attacked. the amount of nerve agent found on the table where they sat suggest that by that time they got it all over their hands and that is obviously a useful clues. —— suggests. they have discovered sergei's car and spent days at his house, but they have not said how much progress they have made in identifying the people who carried out the attack or the extent of the russian state was, if any. tomorrow, the council of ministers and officials will be meeting, and they will be giving an update on the progress of the investigation.

troops are spending a long time recovering vehicles and other objects contaminated. some objects, for example, the table where they sat, have actually had to be destroyed. there is a lot of work going on, for example, one focus is the mill pub just around the corner, a lot of work going on there this evening. we think that will be decontamination work. china's parliament has voted to abolish the two—term limit for the presidency. the constitutional change, which was passed almost unanimously, could see the current leader, xijinping, rule for life. our china correspondent, john sudworth, reports from beijing. china's parliament was preparing to hand unlimited power to its president. and there could be no doubting the outcome. "should xijinping rule for life," i ask. "of course," they answer. please don't say that it is for

life, it is just that there is not a limit for the number of terms. but whatever you call it, the change means that he can rule china for as long as he wants. he was the first to cast his ballot. the applause, further proof of the inevitability of the result. out of almost 3000 delegates, only two voted against. " passed , " the announcer says, and this man's hold on power now becomes both complete and indefinite. the cost of opposition to the rule of xijinping can be high. i am shown papers left behind by her husband, a lawyer, who recently wrote an open letter calling for democratic elections. he is now being detained

for subversion. translation: he did everything within the boundaries of the law, yet it's not allowed here. now, many people are afraid of speaking up. what's been the effect on you and your 13—year—old son? my son loves his father. this situation is a huge blow for him. all public discussion of the constitutional change is being tightly controlled and censored. the two—term limit solved a problem facing all undemocratic authoritarian states, it helped china ensure orderly and regular leadership successions. what's happened here today then is highly significant, a choreographed, compliant, rubber—stamped parliament has removed the last limitation on xi xingping's power.

as the delegates left, they may have glanced at this, chairman mao's portrait, a stark reminder of the risks of lifetime rule. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. the chancellor, philip hammond, has rejected calls to announce the end of austerity. speaking two days before he delivers his spring economic statement, he said the country was still heavily in debt, but there was "light at the end of the tunnel." labour has accused the government of holding back growth. our political correspondent, chris mason, has more. the chancellor suggested today that after years of gloom, the public finances might, just might, be getting closer to emerging into the sunlight. there is light at the end of the tunnel because what we're about to see is debt starting to fall after it's been growing for 17 continuous years. that's a very important moment for us. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. we have to get debt down.

we've got all sorts of other things we want to do. we've taken a balanced approach. that debt the chancellor talked about looks like this, big by historic standards. but, forecasts suggest the amount the uk owes, relative to the size of the economy, could have peaked. labour, gathering this weekend in dundee for their scottish conference, claim there's little to celebrate, and want to turn on the spending taps. lives have been destroyed and millions have been left in despair. and it is thanks to the failed economic dogma of neoliberalism and austerity. you know, austerity, i keep repeating time and time again, austerity was a political choice, it's not an economic necessity. we choose socialism. on thursday, a report highlighted the pressure on many councils in england with squeezed budgets and reduced services, after cuts in central government funding. and philip hammond's already under pressure for extra spending on defence and the health service. but...

tuesday's spring statement will be a low—key affair. he won't appear on the step there, for instance, brandishing his red box. significant changes will instead be reserved for the budget in the autumn. but today's political skirmishes serve as a reminder ofjust how different the instincts are of the conservatives and labour over the economy. chris mason, bbc news, in downing street. i asked chris when there might be an end to the government's austerity plans. we have seen for quite some time now the can being kicked down the road. we have seen david cameron and george osborne making the argument that current spending, spending on day—to—day affairs, the deficits, the each year the government spending more than it is spending, being wiped out, there is still a deficit spending for long—term

capital spending. deficit spending for long—term capitalspending. philip deficit spending for long—term capital spending. philip salmond hammond said push it back to 2020. there is a political argument around austerity and what amounts to austerity. what the chancellor is trying to do is make this argument he is for a balanced approach. what is striking is that on the one hand he is saying there is light at the end of the tunnel, the vision of the optimists, but the vision of the pessimist, that's his view as well. today you had philip hammond and his opposite out and about, doing their thing. politically, five years ago, this would have been the staple of politics. you remember rows about

spending cuts, are they necessary, should the be delivered, but now it is niche. so much airtime is spent oi'i is niche. so much airtime is spent on brexit. you have these gentlemen out setting out their budgets. this isa out setting out their budgets. this is a big fiscal event, moments with tax and spending changing hugely, significantly, at least they can. we have the spring statement. even calling it spring is optimistic. but it will be a non—event. calling it spring is optimistic. but it will be a non-event. why is it going to be low—key compared to the past? the chancellor decided, and these things go in waves, the chancellor decided there is no point having what amounts to two budgets per year. his argument is why subject families and businesses to two points where things could change, allowances, taxes, that kind

of stuff. the political point is, you know, budgets are potential ba na na you know, budgets are potential banana skins for the chancellor. every chancellor of the past would acknowledge that to be a few are savvy, why put two banana skins down ahead when you could just have one. this tuesday he would just respond to projections to new figures. he will save parading the red box and the bottle of whiskey going up by x and the packet of cigarettes going up and the packet of cigarettes going up by and the packet of cigarettes going up byy and the packet of cigarettes going up by y for and the packet of cigarettes going up byonra and the packet of cigarettes going up by y for a little bit later. demonstrators have caused delays and serious disruption, at two of britain's busiest railway stations. king's cross in london had to be closed earlier this evening, as police held back protesters, opposed to turkey's military offensives against kurds in syria.

earlier, campaigners at manchester piccadilly station made their way from the concourse on to the tracks. the station was closed for three hours, causing long delays. the headlines on bbc news: traces of the nerve agent were found at the restaurant table where they eat. people in salisbury have been told to wash their clothes and possessions. the chancellor says there's cause for economic optimism — ahead of his spring statement on tuesday. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — tottenham move third in the premier league as son heung—min scores twice in a 4—1 win over bournemouth. ritzier pochettino's sign hit back. —— moritz you're in. hurricane had

an injury. —— harry kane. —— moritz you're in. hurricane had an injury. -- harry kane. after a few minutes, the team managed to com plete few minutes, the team managed to complete the game. we had a victory. the extra point put us in and very good position. arsenal had a winner over watford. pierre—emerick aubameyang and henrikh mkhitaryan were amongst the scorers, on a good day for the gunners. it was a very important win after the line. we battled and we did. we had some may be tired legs but

overall, the spirit in the team was good. in scotland, the old firm derby certainly lived up to its billing at ibrox. a breathless game of football saw celtic twice come from behind to beat rangers 3—2 and extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership. rangers went ahead after just three minutes throuthosh windass. three more goals were scored leaving it 2—all at the break, and despite later having a man sent off, celtic got the winner in the second half via odssone edouard. celtic are now nine points clear at the top. wales have moved up to second place in the six nations table after 38—14 victory over italy in cardiff. wales enjoyed their biggest six nations win when these two sides met last year and more of the same looked likely when hadleigh parkes and then george north crossed the line in the first six minutes italy knew defeat would hand them yet another wooden spoon, and they struck back with a matteo minozzi score. but wales added three more tries after the break to italy's one,

with north's second score securing the bonus point. a good win for a much changed wales side and italy's 16th straight six nations defeat. that win puts wales up to second in the championship table with just one round remaining. they play france in cardiff next weekend. in the women's six nations, wales failed to get their challenge back on track after a surprise 22—15 home defeat home to bottom side italy. they were eventually undone by michela sillari's late bonus—point wining try. in the days other game, scotland beat ireland for the first time in women's six nations history, 15—12 the final score there. kyle edmund has been knocked out at the second round at indian wells. this was the british number one's first match of the tournament after being given a bye in the first round. you can see him there at the bottom of the screen, he lost in straight sets to lucky loser doodi sela of israel who's ranked 97th in the world.

and finally it was a case of so near, yet so far for tiger woods at the valspar championship in florida. the 42—year—old former world number one who's slipped to 388th in the rankings, was chasing his first title in four and a half years. he needed to sink this putt on the final hole to force a play off with paul casey, butjust came up short. the englishman claimed the victory byjust one shot. that's all the sport for now and all from me. see you soon. the water regulator, ofwat, is to investigate why thousands of people suffered water shortages, after the recent cold weather. homes and businesses faced days without running water, when pipes burst during the thaw, which followed freezing weather conditions. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. jonathan lewis in balham had no water at all for

three days last week. he couldn't wash himself or his clothes. to make matters worse, he heard nothing from his water provider thames water. there was very, very little information coming through from the water company. total inconvenience. you're used to just turning on the tap but not having water to flush the toilets, have a shower, do you washing. he was one of at least 20,000 homes in london that had no water last week. thames water apologised and provided many customers with bottled water. after the ‘beast from the east‘ had burst many pipes. the watchdog says its review will examine what caused the water shortages. and whether water firms had the proper contingency plans for such eventualities. after all, the icy blast had been forecast well in advance. finally, how well did water

companies communicate with their customers. a company said that only i% of customers lost supply and that special teams worked around the clock to make sure that water was available as soon as possible. if the regulator finds that the companies have breached their licence they could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover. that is cold comfort to those who had no waterfor days, despite living in a country with no shortage of rain. people living near a volcano injapan have been urged to wear hard—hats as its eruptions get more violent. mount shinmoedake is firing rocks and smoke several kilometres into the air. it's the volcano's fourth eruption this century. andrew plant reports. night—time in south—western japan. high above these houses, the red glow of one of the country's most active volcanos. this is mount shinmoedake. smoke is

rising more than 3000 metres into the air. high winds growing ash across the towns, schoolchildren wearing protective hard hats with the authorities warning of the risk of flying rocks up to four kilometres around the volcano. deep in the south of japan, it's part of a long volcanic range in a country with more than 100 active volcanoes. in 1967 it was made famous on the big screen in the james bond film you only live twice as the headquarters of the spectre organisation. the volcano has been spitting ash and rocks and with more than ten

eruptions everyday experts are watching to see how more violent they become. extraordinary scenes tonight at the conclusion of a dog show. a man appeared to run into the arena floor. in a statement, the show‘s organisers said the intruder was from an animal rights group. they are reviewing security. the superhero film black panther has now taken more than a billion us dollars at cinemas worldwide. the marvel film by disney has been widely praised as game—changing — including by michelle obama — for having a largely black cast and a black director. the film stars chadwick boseman, who plays the crime—fighting ruler of a fictional african nation with the most advanced technology on earth. it became a sensation on social media, with fans using the hashtag ‘what black panther means to me' to highlight its significance

for black audiences. a short while ago i talked to sylvia obell, buzzfeed's entertainment reporter in new york who compared black panther with some other films at cinemas worldwide. it's doing very well compared to other films. it's doing very well compared to otherfilms. no film has it's doing very well compared to other films. no film has ever it's doing very well compared to otherfilms. no film has ever come out in february that has broken the pillion, none. it's the first. it shows that if the movie is good, people will come out and go and see it. it's also only the 16th disney film to break one billion and only the fifth for the marvel. it's really doing well across different categories. the highest grossing domestic leaf or a black director, the highest for a predominantly black cast, as you mentioned. it's

breaking records across the board and itsjust a really breaking records across the board and its just a really great moment and its just a really great moment and hopefully you can show once and for all that black stories can do well globally. they have universal truths just like all things. well globally. they have universal truthsjust like all things. how much of a game changer might this be for getting other films with a predominantly black cast and black crew made in the future? it should. i always say should because you a lwa ys i always say should because you always have to be cautious. it should definitely prove that these movies deserve to be made and that they have placed and that they can make money. all the actors from this film... this should bolster their careers. frank cooper should be able to make whatever he wants in whatever studio he wants. —— ryan cooper. i also think that it is sad that black films have to keep proving they can do well

internationally. i shouldn't have too asked this question but i will. how difficult was it given them make—up of the crew and the cast to get this film made in the first place? only marvel and disney will no what they had to go through but the year 2018, this is the first time we have a superhero movie of this magnitude that this budget pro studio this peak. to be made. —— for a studio this big. that shows how long it has taken hollywood to make a studio like this or to get a black director and black actors at chance to tell this story. for part two of the weekend, we start to see i'm settled weather

pushing into england and wales, outbreaks of rain. that said, where we saw some sunshine through the rain across south—west england, it was quite present. this area of low pressure will continue to bring outbreaks of rain across england and wales as we head into monday. it will be a less cold start across england and wales because of the breeze, the clout and the rain at another chilly start perhaps with a bit of less fog. we could see outbreaks of rain circulating through this area of low pressure. it may reach the far south of scotland. strong winds touching 40— 50 mph and into what the channel isles. much of northern ireland and western scotland the best of the dry and bright weather. slightly cooler across the board. to purchase rain from seven to maybe 11 or 12 in the south. richard high—pressure built—in for tuesday, that things

down for this area of pressure. —— a ridge. apart from the odd shower, conditions will improve us through tuesday afternoon thanks to the ridge of high pressure. we should see broken clouds, sunny spells and quite pleasant in the strong much sunshine. a short lived window of fine weather. the area of low pressure in coaches in. notice the isobars become closer together so that winds will be strong coming up from the southerly direction and it will feed in a lot of clout. starting off on a chilly note. but the crowd starts to building. it is feeding in outbreaks of rain. a bit more pep up to be quite heavy. in the sunshine, not feeling too bad.

single figure values elsewhere. then from thursday onwards, it looks like it will become unsettled at times. when starts to pick up and coming in from an easterly direction. scientific cooling down towards the end. —— signs of it. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the bbc understands traces of a nerve agent used to poison sergei and yulia scripal were found on a table in the restaurant they visited in salisbury. hundreds of people who were at the sites being investigated by police have been told to wash their clothes and possessions.